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[How bad boy]

Leinster's strength is helping build more strength. Last 2 games of URC are against Bulls and Lions, both in challenging conditions.
Here's the squad they're sending to South Africa.

Conor O’Tighearnaigh, Liam Molony and Fintan Gunne aren't even in the academy (despite the label in the graphic).

That is some display of strength. If they actually get anything out of it, it'll be some development tour. Half the squad under 23 and 7 19/20 year olds is nuts.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Very good idea
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ng-considered-for-rugby-world-cup-after-trial

 

[Coogee]

Ulster side for Dragons game
(15-9) Mike Lowry, Craig Gilroy, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, John Cooney;

(1-8) Eric O’Sullivan, Tom Stewart, Tom O’Toole, Alan O’Connor (Captain), Sam Carter, David McCann, Marcus Rea, Duane Vermeulen.

Replacements:

John Andrew, Andy Warwick, Jeffery Toomaga Allen, Kieran Treadwell, Nick Timoney, Nathan Doak, Stewart Moore, Ethan McIlroy.

 

[Coogee]

Big day for Sam Prendergast!

Pretty inexperienced team except for the back row

and Dave Kearney!!


Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):
15. Chris Cosgrave (5)
14. Tommy O’Brien (21)
13. Liam Turner (16)
12. Ben Brownlee (2)
11. Dave Kearney (182)
10. Sam Prendergast (0)
9. Nick McCarthy (59)
1. Michael Milne (28)
2. Lee Barron (5)
3. Vakhtang Abdaladze (26)
4. Brian Deeny (11)
5. Jason Jenkins (14)
6. Rhys Ruddock (220) CAPTAIN
7. Will Connors (33)
8. Max Deegan (94)

16. Tadgh McElroy (2)
17. Ed Byrne (94)
18. Thomas Clarkson (24)
19. Alex Soroka (7)
20. James Culhane (1)
21. Ben Murphy (1)
22. Charlie Tector (5)
23. Rob Russell (16)

 

[Coogee]

Connacht side for Cardiff at home

15. Tiernan O’Halloran (218)
14. Diarmuid Kilgallen (15)
13. Tom Farrell (95)
12. Bundee Aki (124)
11. Mack Hansen (25)
10. Jack Carty (191) (C)
9. Caolin Blade (166)
1. Denis Buckley (224)
2. Dylan Tierney-Martin (20)
3. Finlay Bealham (185)
4. Josh Murphy (14)
5. Niall Murray (52)
6. Cian Prendergast (43)
7. Conor Oliver (59)
8. Jarrad Butler (111)

16. Eoin de Buitléar (1)
17. Peter Dooley (16)
18. Dominic Robertson-McCoy (78)
19. Oisín Dowling (40)
20. Shamus Hurley-Langton (16)
21. Kieran Marmion (226)
22. Tom Daly (74)
23. Shane Jennings (3)

 

[Meridian]

There I was thinking the lady boys were going to be a little weak after Lancaster goes ;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1647208597326032896

 

[How bad boy]

Jasus, sign of just how big they are as a club.

7 points up already, crazy.

 

[Coogee]

some result for Leinster with such an inexperienced side.

Only saw hihglights but a few mates watching said Prendergast looked comfortbale at this level which is very encouraging

The Waratahs are playing an 18 year old winger who has just been called uo to a wallabies training camp so if you good enough your old enough!

With sexton retiring in October we badly need the likes of Crowley at Munster and Prendergast at Leinster to step up as I don't believe either of the Byrne brothers are the future

 

[Coogee]

Ulster side for Edinburgh game

Baloucoune back in

Ulster: Lowry; Baloucoune, Hume, Moore, Stockdale; Burns, Cooney; Warwick, Herring, Toomaga-Allen; O'Connor (capt), Treadwell, McCann, Timoney, Vermeulen.

Replacements: Stewart, Reid, Milasinovich, Carter, Sheridan, Doak, Marshall, Gilroy.

 

[Stacky]

some result for Leinster with such an inexperienced side.

Only saw hihglights but a few mates watching said Prendergast looked comfortbale at this level which is very encouraging

The Waratahs are playing an 18 year old winger who has just been called uo to a wallabies training camp so if you good enough your old enough!

With sexton retiring in October we badly need the likes of Crowley at Munster and Prendergast at Leinster to step up as I don't believe either of the Byrne brothers are the future

Prendergast is the new media backed future No.10 hero and he seems to back it up with his great u20 form making that step up.

A few months ago it was Frawley

Then the Byrnes

Then Carbery (He is still young enough to turn this around but he probably is not physical enough/injury prone or vocal enough/backing himself?)

Could be Crowley and Prendergast competing at out-half slot for a long time.